Miniature rose plant named &#39;Poulpah082&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, light pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpah082’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of gardenrose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between thefemale seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2010 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulpah082’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent by the following characteristics. The male pollenparent plant has orange red flowers, while the new variety has lightpink flowers. The female seed parent plant has medium red flowers, whilethe new variety has light pink flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant light pink flowers;    -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded        rose and on its own roots;    -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulpah082’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2010 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpah082’ was selected in thespring of 2011 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpah082’ by traditional budding and rootedcuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery inFredensborg, Denmark in July, 2011. This initial and other subsequentasexual propagations conducted in controlled environments havedemonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpah082’ are true to typeand are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of‘Poulpah082’.

Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are open flowers, a flowering branch,petals detached, and sepals detached.

Illustrated in FIG. 2 are mature and juvenile leaves and bare stem.Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpah082’, as observed in itsgrowth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references aremade using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) ColourChart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulpah059’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,850 are compared to ‘Poulpah082’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpah082’ ‘Poulpah059’ Petal Count 35 50 Flower Diameter 90mm 70 to 80 mm General Tonality Red-Purple Group 58C and Orange Group25A of Flower Color Red-Purple Group 62B

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 15 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 13 mm. Bud form:            Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red Group 49A.            Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145D.            Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A, with intonations of Greyed-Red            Group 180C. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose.            Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins            have none to very weak foliaceous appendages on three of the            five sepals. Sepal size: 27 mm long, 10 mm wide. Receptacle:            Texture: Smooth. Size: 6 mm in height, 11 mm wide. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel:            Surface: Smooth. Length: 30 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on average.            Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Strong. Peduncle:            Length: 2 to 10 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 145A. Texture: Smooth.        -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of            3 to 7 flower buds per stem.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate perfume. Duration: The            blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 15            days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have            fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 90 mm when open.            Depth is 30 mm. Flower shape: High centered, double, with a            high pointed center which is tightly closed.        -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 35 petals            total, 4 of which are petaloids.        -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red-Purple            Group 58C and Red-Purple Group 62B.        -   Petal color.—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface:            Red-Purple Group 62A with intonations of Red-Purple Group            62C at margin. Lower surface: Red-Purple Group 62B with            intonations of Red-Purple Group 65A. Upon opening, inner            petals: Upper surface: Red Group 52C. Lower surface: Red            Group 49A. Basal petal spots, upon opening: Upper surface:            Yellow Group 4C. Lower surface: Yellow-Green Group 150D.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Strong. Margin: Entire and uniform.            Slight undulations. Shape: Broad elliptic. Apex shape:            Rounded. Base shape: Somewhat rounded. Size: 36 mm (l)×40 mm            (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.        -   Petaloids.—Size: 15 mm (l) by 8 mm (w). Quantity: About 4.            Shape: Acute base and rounded apex. Color: Upper surface Red            Group 52C with a spot of Yellow-Green Group 4C at the base.            Lower surface Red Group 49A with a spot of Yellow-Green            Group 150D at the base.        -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:            Size: 1 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 5C. Quantity: 35            on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow-Green Group 145C.            Length: 3 mm. Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 20 on            average. Stigmas: Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 162B. Styles:            Color: Red-Purple Group 63D. Location of stigmas: Level in            location relative to the length of the filaments and the            height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 40 cm in height,            and 35 cm wide.        -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.            Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: On average,            canes are 20 cm from the base of the plant to the flowering            portion. Diameter: 5 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about            30 mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth.            Older wood: Smooth.        -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 6 prickles per 10 cm of stem.            Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 5 mm.            Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.            Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 184A. Mature            prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 184A.        -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 120 mm (l)×100 (w). Quantity:            3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle to            the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper side:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group            144B. Color of mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green            Group 147A with intonations of Greyed-Purple Group 183B.            Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 147B.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 12 mm long, 3 mm            wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly            broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely            serrated. Color: Petiole: Length: 20 mm. Diameter: 2 mm.            Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower            surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Rachis: Length:            45 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower            surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Leaflet: Quantity:            Normally 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: On average            terminal leaflets are 60 mm long, 50 mm wide. Shape:            Generally orbicular. Base: Rounded. Apex: Rounded slightly            cuspidate. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement:            Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Moderately            glossy.        -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery            mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora            sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,            and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture            Society heat zone 7.

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniaturerose class named ‘Poulpah082’, substantially as illustrated anddescribed herein, due to its abundant light pink flowers, diseaseresistance, and extended period of bloom.